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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a canoe floating down the river particles of dust floating in the air
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as in to wander
to move about from place to place aimlessly
lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place
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as in dock
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river
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Recent Examples of float
ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026
Expect menu offerings like a crispy oyster pancake; floating market red curry; spicy mango salad; tamarind snapper; chicken khao soi roti wrap; khao soi noodles and street shrimp pot with glass noodles, shrimp, ginger and Thai herbs.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
Allison Hope, Parents, 3 June 2026
Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, haunted armor and stretching room portraits, according to the concept art.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
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Verb
Sarhan and his colleagues cultured some of the samples, and also put some through a process called shotgun metagenomics, which involves sequencing all the bits of DNA floating around in a sample.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026
Expect menu offerings like a crispy oyster pancake; floating market red curry; spicy mango salad; tamarind snapper; chicken khao soi roti wrap; khao soi noodles and street shrimp pot with glass noodles, shrimp, ginger and Thai herbs.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
Noun
With time, more people started celebrating Pride, and the march turned into more of a celebratory parade with floats, music, costumes, and parties.
—Allison Hope, Parents, 3 June 2026
Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, haunted armor and stretching room portraits, according to the concept art.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
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Verb
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Chip stocks, however, stumbled; bitcoin is hovering at its weakest since the war began, private credit is throwing off sparks again — and a flesh-eating parasite has turned up in Texas.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The first experiment featured an artificial flower placed above a pit in the floor so that there was insufficient space for a bee to hover to reach the flower.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Elephants wander about, stripping leaves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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For travelers who like to wander through historic neighborhoods, cross bridges, duck into cafés and explore on foot, a new report has the answers.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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These facilities range in size from approximately 2,000 to 280,000 square feet of office and dock space.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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The Coast Guard was seen arriving at a dock just outside the Abaco Inn in Hope Town on Tuesday.—
Kelsie Cairns , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Historic showdown for New Mexico governor Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland sailed to the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor, setting up what could be a history-making election this fall.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Want to charter Qualia’s 75-foot yacht or sail one of the complimentary Hobie catamarans?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Families Plenty of children roam the resort in head-to-toe Ralph Lauren—these little guests are as important as the larger ones.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Praearcturus gigas is believed to be the largest scorpion to ever roam the Earth, and was discovered from fossils that have been tucked away in London’s Natural History Museum for more than 150 years.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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Staff picks up guests from the nearby ferry wharf in sporty Jeeps for ease of arrival—a nice homey touch (one of many here) that segues perfectly into a welcome drink in the sun that will remind you to slow down into island time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The concerned wharf staff forwarded the package to the office of the carrier of record, Wells Fargo and Co.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Establish and enforce basic pool and water safety rules, such as never swimming without an adult present.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 June 2026
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Kids will be wowed by the sharks swimming over their heads.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Smoke from the front burners has farther to travel, and a lot of it drifts sideways into the kitchen before the hood can catch it.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Although Nilsson would likely disagree, her work affirms that all of us are drifting toward oblivion, with the best days of our lives like so much confetti in the wind.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Float.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/float. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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